Kit Kat's Halloween Ad Shows You How to Fend Off a Homicidal Maniac in a Forest

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Could Michael Myers or Jason Voorhees be dissuaded from their homicidal ways by a candy bar? Could a sugar fix be a cure for their mass-murdering tendencies?

It's likely no one's ever asked the question before. Who's had time amid all the screaming and dying in slasher franchises like Halloween and Friday the 13th? But Comedy Central and Kit Kat have envisioned just that scenario, in an homage to well-worn horror-movie tropes and famous flicks from the likes of John Carpenter and Wes Craven.

In a spot launching Tuesday, a shrieking gal sprints through the woods with a chainsaw-wielding killer on her heels.

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